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How to submit to Diabetologia

Before preparing a paper, authors should consult the Instructions to Authors to ascertain the general format required, such as the permitted length/word count for different article types, use of sub-headings, layout of tables and citation of references.

Prepare a covering letter The covering letter is a key part of an Editor's appraisal of a paper. It should say why the study was done, what it showed and why it might be interesting to the readers of Diabetologia. In their covering letter authors should notify the Editor of any potentially overlapping papers in preparation, submission or published. Failure to disclose such information is considered grounds for automatic rejection.